Stowe ,ski capital of the east with 72.7 sqare miles and a population of over 5,000 with a legendary Main Street Stowe Community Church Steeple and the iconic Giles W. Dewey Memorial Bridge, a beautiful pedestrian covered bridge at the beginning of the Mountain Road.
Mount Mansfield is the highest peak in the state and Spruce Peak has the fast expanding Lodge at Spruce Peak. Stowe’s fertile valley spans Mount Mansfield to the west and the Worcester Range or “Hogback” Mountains east.
Founded in June, 1763, the skiing is fabulous with Smuggler’s Notch, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, Cochran’s & Bolton Valley all within striking distance. Waterbury is the i89 gateway. Satellite towns include Moscow & Morristown.
Majestic mountains, upscale culture and dining within driving distance of Boston, Montreal & New York, Stowe offers adventure on steroids. Looking for the rich and famous? Embrace all the glitz you could ask for mountain deep.
Ski Mount Mansfield at the Stowe Mountain Resort cross country ski or snowshoe at the Trapp Family Lodge, visit the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum. Backcountry ski and rock the Trapps to Bolton Backcountry trail. In summer ride the Stowe Recreation Path, mountain bike the Perry Hill Trails, or hike the Mount Mansfield Chin via the Long Trail maintained by the Green Mountain Club. Ski or snowboard all day, Kayak, fly fish or ice fish the Lamoille, Little & Winooski Rivers, Sterling Pond, Waterbury Reservoir, Wolcott Pond, Little River State Park, or Lake Eden.
See a Stowe Theater Guild production or a concert at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. Pick up some cider donuts at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill, sweets at Lake Champlain Chocolates, some Cherry Garcia at Ben & Jerry’s historic ice cream factory, or take an Eden Dog Sled Tour. Hold your next conference or get married at the amazing Lodge at Spruce Peak. Check out the Stowe Farmer’s Market, Stowe Foliage Arts Fest, British Invasion Car Rally, Octoberfest and the Vermont Climbing Festival.
You’ll be hungry. Free Vermont cheddar samples satisfy at the Cabot Creamery, dine @ the Bistro at Ten Acres, Tipsy Trout at Spruce Peak, indulge in wood fired pizza at The Bench or pizza at ever lively Piecasso. How about a massage followed by dinner at the Roost at Top Notch, something gourmet at Harrison’s, Hen of the Wood, Michael’s On the Hill or the Salt & Rind? Hit up for an exquistite wine selection and melt-in-your-mouth pastries.
With majestic mountains, richly textured culture and dining, Stowe offers everything for the upscale adventurer.
RESTAURANTS
- Aladdin
- Alchemist Pub
- Alfie’s Wild Ride
- American Flatbread
- Apres Only
- Avocado Pit
- Backyard
- Bistro at Ten Acres
- Black Cap Coffee & Bakery
- Blue Donkey Bar
- Butler’s Pantry
- Cafe on Main
- Cork
- Dining Room at Edson Hill
- Doc Ponds
- Grants
- Green Goddess Cafe
- Harrison’s
- Hen of the Wood
- Idlethyme Brewing Company
- Lost Nation Brewing
- Lower Bar
- Matterhorn
- MC’s Penalty Box
- Michael’s On the Hill
- Nocturnal
- Piecasso
- Plate
- Prohibition Pig
- Raja
- Ranch Camp
- Reservoir
- Rimrock’s Mountain Tavern
- Round Hearth
- Salt & Rind
- Salute
- Shakedown Street BBQ & Grill
- Skinny Pancake
- Stowe Bee Bakery
- Stowe Bowl
- Sushi Yoshi
- Swiss Fondue by Heinz
- Thai Smile
- The Bagel
- The Bench
- The Roost
- Tipsy Trout
- Trapp Family Lodge
- Trattoria La Festa
- Von Trapp Brewery & Bier Hall
- Warren’s Kitchen & Catering
- Whipp Bar & Grill
- Woodland Baking & Coffee
- Zenbarn
LODGING
- AWOL
- Best Western
- Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge
- Brass Lantern Inn
- Butler House
- Cabins in the Woods
- Club Wyndham
- Commodores Inn
- Edson Hill
- Fairfield Inn & Suites
- Fiddler’s Green Inn
- Field Guide Lodge
- Grey Fox Inn & Resort
- Grundberg Haus
- Innsbruck Inn
- Little River Inn
- Lodge at Spruce Peak
- Moose Meadow Lodge & Treehouse
- Mountain View Campground
- Mountainside Resort
- Muddy Moose
- Northern Lights Lodge
- Old Stagecoach Inn
- Outbound
- Riverside Inn
- Sinclair Inn
- Sleepy Hollow Inn
- Smuggler’s Notch Inn
- Smuggler’s Notch Resort
- Sterling Ridge Resort
- Stone Hill Inn
- Stoweflake
- Stowehof
- Stowe Meadows
- Stowe Motel
- Stowe Mt Lodge
- Stowe Village Inn
- Sun & Ski Inn & Suites
- Talta Lodge
- Timberholm Inn
- Topnotch Resort
- Trapp Family Lodge
- Twin Farms, Barnard
- Village Green
- Wonderhill
RECREATION
- Alchemist Brewery
- Ben & Jerry’s
- Bingham Falls
- Bolton Valley
- British Invasion Car Rally
- Cabot Creamery
- Catamount Trail
- Cold Hollow Cider Mill
- Cross Country Skiing
- Eden Dog Sled Tour
- Giles W. Dewey Memorial Bridge
- Go Stowe
- Green Mountain Club
- Lake Champlain Chocolates
- Lake Eden
- Little River State Park
- Mad River Glen
- Mount Mansfield Chin via the Long Trail
- Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm
- Octoberfest
- Perry Hill Mountain Bike Trails
- Ski Highway to Heaven
- Smuggler’s Notch
- Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
- Sterling Pond
- Stowe
- Stowe Farmer’s Market
- Stowe Foliage Arts Fest
- Stowe Pinnacle
- Stowe Recreation Path
- Stowe Theater Guild
- Stowe Wine & Food Classic
- Sugarbush
- Trapp Family Lodge
- Trapps to Bolton Backcountry Trail
- VAST Snowmobile Trails
- Vermont Climbing Festival
- Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum
- Vermont Vacation
- Waterbury Reservoir
- Wolcott Pond